Fire alarms; maliciously activating, penalty. (HB1404)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) with support from co-patrons Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), and Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Activation of fire alarms; penalty. Removes the provision that a building must be for public use in order for the Class 1 misdemeanor for maliciously activating a fire alarm to apply. The Class 1 misdemeanor will apply to all buildings. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
09/08/2016Committee
09/08/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100210D
09/08/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/2017Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
01/16/2017Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
01/19/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1404)
01/20/2017Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2017Read first time
01/25/2017Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2017Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/26/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2017Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2017Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/06/2017Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Committee substitute printed 17105240D-S1
02/07/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Read third time
02/08/2017Reading of substitute waived
02/08/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105240D-S1
02/08/2017Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1404S1
02/08/2017Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Placed on Calendar
02/10/2017Senate substitute agreed to by House 17105240D-S1 (93-Y 2-N)
02/10/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1404S1)
02/13/2017Enrolled
02/13/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1404ER)
02/13/2017Signed by Speaker
02/13/2017Signed by President
02/14/2017Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/14/17
02/14/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017
02/14/2017Impact statement from DPB (HB1404ER)
02/20/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 98 (effective 7/1/17)
02/20/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 24 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

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